Matt Murnane7:35 PM
Catching glimpses of Jesse Hogan's talent in pre-season matches only has tested Melbourne fans for two years, but coach Paul Roos thinks the gifted key forward will look back at the stalled start to his career as a "blessing in disguise".

Jon Pierik8:00 PM
Geelong president Colin Carter has called for an overhaul of the AFL's international agenda, declaring it's time the league assiduously worked to expand a code which has only a stronghold on "a few states" of Australia.

John Stensholt and Jon Pierik
The financial health of the 18 AFL clubs has been laid bare, with only six making profits without substantial help from the league's governing body, an analysis of the competition's finances shows.

Claire Siracusa
The sports scientist at the centre of the Essendon supplements scandal, Stephen Dank, says Essendon players knew exactly what they were given and if he was approached by another club, he would "do it again".

Matt Murnane
By just playing in Sunday's NAB Challenge game, Mitch Clark ticked off another step in his recovery from depression and, put simply, he performed exactly how you would expect him to considering this was just his fifth game of football in nearly three years.

Ashley Porter
It was only a practice session, but North Melbourne coach Brad Scott left the seaside town of Port Lincoln a happy man with confirmation his key forward Drew Petrie is no longer a one-man band.

Ashley Porter
Players going in head-first and suffering head injuries has again become of concern with Adelaide's Tom Lynch suffering further serious concussion during today's NAB Challenge match against North Melbourne in Port Lincoln.